Below are the key dates for the formal test window. Please note no requests for exceptional leave will be authorised during these times.
2026/27 academic year
Key stage 2
The 2027 Key Stage 2 (Year 6) SATs week takes place from Monday 10 May to Thursday 13 May 2027
Test Timetable
- Monday 10 May: English grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS) Papers 1 and 2
- Tuesday 11 May: English reading
- Wednesday 12 May: Mathematics Paper 1 (Arithmetic) and Paper 2 (Reasoning)
- Thursday 13 May: Mathematics Paper 3 (Reasoning)
Multiplication tables check
Schools must administer the multiplication tables check within a two-week period starting from Monday 7 June 2027.
Phonics Screen Check
The 2027 Year 1 phonics screening check will take place during the one-week period starting Monday, June 14, 2027.